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A Rough Start

June 6, 2021 By Val Weston 8 Comments

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It's well-documented at this point that my transition to nomad life with my dear man was an utter shitshow. We were exhausted before we even hit the road. Starting from the bottom is not exactly a … [Read more...] about A Rough Start

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: arizona, fulltime rving, rv

Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

September 2, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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As you know, we here at Val in Real Life like to learn when we're traveling. Fred and George don't travel with me as often these days but when they do, I still like to sneak in some learning that … [Read more...] about Roadschooling at Arizona’s Meteor Crater

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, experiential education, geocaching, road trip, roadschooling, Route 66, western adventure

Overland Expo West 2015

June 10, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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I've been debating what to write about Overland Expo this year... about writing anything at all, actually. Because it was such an unusual and trying endeavor this time, I've spent the last few weeks … [Read more...] about Overland Expo West 2015

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, mormon lake, only dirt roads, overland expo, overland nomads, overlanding, road trip, ted simon, training, western adventure, wilderness dave

Overland Expo West 2014

July 28, 2014 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

My first official destination of the Pacific Northwest Tour was Overland Expo 2014 at Mormon Lake in Arizona. This was my second year attending and after my first visit last year, I knew this event … [Read more...] about Overland Expo West 2014

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, mormon lake, overland expo, overlanding, pacific northwest tour, pnwtour, road trip, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), training

The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

May 20, 2014 By Val Weston 1 Comment

I'm one week into the Pacific Northwest tour and I find myself in Cortez, Colorado. I'm currently hunkered down in a hotel room trying to catch up on work. The whirlwind of a 1,700+ mile drive to … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: Week 1

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, colorado, georgia, mississippi, New Mexico, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, tennessee, texas, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014)

The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

May 7, 2014 By Val Weston 12 Comments

So now that I've finally finished chronicling the Overland Expo to TBEX trip... it's time to set out on another journey. On Tuesday, May 13th, I'll be heading out to Overland Expo once again. It … [Read more...] about The Pacific Northwest Tour: On the Road Again

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: arizona, british columbia, canada, colorado, Idaho, manitoba, oregon, overland expo, pacific northwest tour, road trip, saskatchewan, seattle, The Pacific Northwest Tour (2014), utah

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